Tongs



' Aug. 7, 1923. 1,464,232 J11. BEAM TONGS I I Fil ed Aug. 9. 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 1 u l um Patented Aug. 7,21923. 7

(Joint ri s rinfi SULPHUR}OKLAHoJnLfQ ronesi 1 Apflicatienmed Au u t9,1922 Serial my 580,700.

To all-whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN rnmneein Zen of the United States, residing ratSulhunin the county of Murray and. State of usefullmprovements in T0ngs,of which the following is a specification, referencebeinghad to theaccompanying drewinge ij' 1 Thls Invent on relatesto certam 1111lovemente 'in tong and it is an object of t e inr venti'on to providecanovel and improvedfde vice of this general-1 character embodying means'whereby the load lifted by the tongs niiy be weighed together withfineans to render theweighing meehanismqinoperative. :Ano'therobject'ofithe invention is-toprovide a, novel and improved deviceof thisgenerel charahter embodying a "hollow or seribe: the sa ,e withfreference tent-he a -v tubular bodythrough whichflextends- :a springcontrolled 7 provided with a handle therein is emploiyed a removable capto facilitate the remove rod and particularly to facilitate-therequisiteadjustment of the spring"associated'with therod."--f -v. The inventionconsists'in the "details of construction and in the combination anderrunge 'nent: of the several parts'of myimproved tongs whereby certainimportant ad vanta es are attained and vthe deviee ren dered simpler,less e'xpensiveend otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use,

aswillcbehereinafter more fullyset forth; f The novelfeatures of myinventioni will hereinafterbe'definitely claimed. .v g In: drd'e'r'th'atmyinvention inay be the better iiiiderstood,' I will now proceed to dercompanying drawings, wherein F gure 1,115 a yiewin elevationillustretin; constructed-in aiccordancewith an "sitionoicertein of the 2'08 hexeihfdiselosedr; m-

position of the I: 511 perspeetive of-the embodiment of my invention, asecondpo= 7 parts being indicated bldotted linesi 1 '1- '2 is afragmentary view partly in and partly in elevation ofthe device mayshaft beingindieetedgby dotted lines; Figure 3 is an elevetionel view oftherod egehalft and the carried thereby unepoii md iportion of thebody-or and application of the cylinder and a: removable body associatedtherewith as hereincomprised;

. Figure 5 is a sectionalevieiwi-taken sub-i v stentially on the line5-5 of Figure 2; and I klahoma have invented certain new and ings-,:-1denotes anelongated hollow or tubu-T lar vbody or cylinderythe inner orlower cap 2. The body or .cylinder 1' is (provided with a flattened faceafwhich; has disposed 'end ofwhichib'eing closed bytheheed-or ftherealong at thetransvlerse center thereof a. sl0t'3. The face a ior'more; particularly 7 the portions thereof'at 'oppos'i'teeides ofthe slot3 are held in fixed position by thecapfl and by the cross strip i;arranged fatthe upper or outerend: of the body or'c'ylinder'l; v Theupper or. outer" end of thefbody or cylinder 1 is closed by the cap 6whichywhenin applied position, haSI f y disposed therethrough theoutstanding earsfi carried by the walls-of thetbody or cylinder'l andeach ofwhich being adapted -to havens sociated therewith a cotter pin"8' or other kindred member whereby the'icap 6'is effectively maintainedin applied position yet being capable'of readily and conveniently beingremoved when The cap 6 is provided with an opening or slot 9 throughwhich is'snugly extended; an

the necessities of'pra'c; 'tice may require.

jacent the straightface wofthe body'or cylinderl and the central*p'ortionoi said streight edge. 5 is-providedwith an outstanding tongueorilip 15 oialength toex- I tendfth roughlthe slot '3, this tdnguejorlip 15 serving as a pointer or index for co-e-etion withweightgraduationsl fi provided on the face atoifi the bodyorcylinde'r'l'ejnd hereih disclosed as arrangedto one side of-thes1o't3'.

Arranged within the body or- -eyl inderl and surrounding the ;rod'-10isa coil spring hand grasp 20.

17 which is interposed betweenthe plate or body or casing 1 when appliedthereto. The outer or extended end portion of the rod 10 has engagedtherewith a handle member or Mounted upon the body or cylinder 1 formovement lengthwise thereof is a slide 21 provided with oppositelydisposed outstanding ears 22 which is pivotally engaged as at 23 to theinner extremities of the tongs 24. The tongs 24 are of suitabledimensions and configurations and are of a type particularly adapted tograpple ice and other articles to be weighed. The links 25 operative lyconnect intermediate portions of the tongs24 and the lowerportion of thebody or cylinder 1, the inner portions of said tongs 25 being'hereindisclosed as pivotally connected by the commonpintle 26 to theoutstanding wing or flange 27 carried by the cap 2. i

- Movement of the slide 21 inwardly of the body or cylinder 1 is limitedby the outstanding stop members 28 carried by said body {or cylinder 1and inward movement of the slide 21 may be elfected by engagement of'a'.digit of a hand with the finger piece 29 herein disclosed as pivotallyengaged with one of the clips 22. This finger piece 29 also providesmeans whereby the digit of a hand engaged with the handle member or handgrasp 20 may be employed to maintain thetong 24 in separated relation asillustrated in Figure 1.

With the tongs 24 engaged with a load a lifting movement effected byrequisite pull upon the handle member or hand grasp 2O will cause thedesired endwise relative move ment between the rod 10 and the body'orcylinder 1, resulting in the index or pointer 15 co-acting with thegraduations 16 to readily determine thezweight of such load.

In lifting articles of unusual bulk or weight such as large pieces ofice, box goods, etc, itis-essential that the weighing mechamsm berendered inoperative as the weight of such heavy articles have atendency to interfere with and injure such mechanism. Asherein'disclosed, the outer or upper end portion] of the body or'cylindervll has threaded therethrough the clamping bolt 30 which, uponbeing urged in one-direction passes through an opening 31 provided in awall of, the cuff or sleeve 19 and engages within a recess or cavity 32produced in a side casing of the rod 10 and whereby said rod 10 and thebody or cylinder 1 are effectively locked against relative orindependent movement.

From the foregoing description 1t 1s thought to be obvious that a tongconstructed in accordance with.n1y invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Ido not wish tobe understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangcmentand formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed- WVhatisclaimed is 1. A device'of the class described c0mprising a scaleincluding a body, a rod passing within the body and provided with ahandle, tensioning means associated with the rod and body tongs slidablyand pivotally connected. to the body, links connecting the tongs to thebody, and means for locking the rod against movement.

2. A device of the class described comprising a scale including-a body,a rod passing within the body and provided with a handle, tensioningmeans associated with the rod and body, tongs slidably and pivotallyconnected to the body, links connecting the tongs to the body, and meanscarried by the body and engaging the rod for holding the {0d againstmovement independently of the Jody.

3. A device of the class described com prising a body, airod insertablewithin the body through an end thereof, a cufi' within the body throughwhich the rod extends, a stop member carried by the inserted end of therod, a spring encircling the rod and interposed between the stop andcuff, and grappling means carriedby the body.

.4. A device of the class described comprising a body, a rod insertablewithin the body throughan end thereof, a cuff within the body throughwhich the rod extends, a stop member carried by the inserted end of therod. a spring encircling the rod and interposed between the stop andcufi, grappling means carried bythe body, said cuff being provided withan opening, anda member threaded through a wall of the body, said memberbeing adapted to extend through the opening in the cuff and engage therod. to hold the rod'against movement independently of the body.

5. A device of the class described comprising a tubular member havingone end open, grappling means-associated with the body, a cap fortheopen end of the body,

said cap being providedwith openings, outstanding ears carried bytheopen end portionof the body and extending through certain of theopenings in the cap, means ,in-

sortable through the ears for holding the cap in applied position, arodslid'ably extending Within the body through another opening inpassing Within the body and provided, with ahandle, tensioning'meansassociated with the-rod and body, tongs slidably and pivotally connectedto the body, links coninecting the tongs to the body, and means forlimiting sliding movement of thetongs inwardly of the body.

7 A device of the clas's described coinprising a scale including a'body,a rod passing Within the bodyland provid i handle, tensioning meansassociated with f the rod and body, tongsslidably and pivotallyconnected to the body,--links connecting the tongs to the body, andoutstanding members carried by the body for limiting sliding movement ofthetongs inwardly of the body.

.28. A devic e of the class described comprising a scale including'jabody, a;r0dpassing within the body and provided with a handle,tensioning means associated Withthe rod and body, tongs slidably andpivotally tongs to thejbody,fand means associated with the tongs andengageable by the digit of a hand grasping the handle for vholding thetongs against sliding movement relative tothe body, f1 o r .In'testimonywhereof Ihereunto afiix my signature connected to the body, linksconnecting the '7 f JoiIN T, BEAMQJ Y

